Stamp and envelop moistener.



G. E. OAKLEY.

STAMP AND ENVBLOP MOISTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.17, 191a.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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COLUMBM PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASH1NGTDN, D. c.

CARRIE E. CARLEY, OF WINCHESTER, KANSAS.

STAMP AND ENVELOP MOISTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARRIE E. CARLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVinchester, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Stamp and Envelop Moistener, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention appertains to a stamp and envelop moistener, andaims to provide a novel, improved and useful article of that character.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a device of thecharacter indicated which shall be comparatively simple, compact andinexpensive in construction, and which shall embody a unique stamp andenvelop moistener.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear asthedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without depart ing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal central sectionof the device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the moistener inverted orin position for use.

In carrying out the invention, reference being had in detail to thedrawing, there is provided a receptacle or bottle holder 4 with itslower end closed and its upper end open. The receptacle 4 receives thebottle or water container 5, which fits snugly therein, and a cap 6 isprovided for the bottle holder 4, the cap telescoping into the open endof the bottle holder. The cap 6 is provided with an opening 7 adjo-ining which the neck or mouth of the bottle is disposed, and a spongeor other wadding of absorbent material 8 is disposed within the cap andis pressed slightly outward through the opening 7. A cork or stopper 9is provided for the bottle, and carries a tube 10. The tube 10 passesthrough the cork or stopper 9 and terminates at a desirable point withinthe bottle 5. A wick, string or other similar member 11 passes throughthe tube 10 and is connected at one end to the sponge 8, the other orfree end terminating within the bottle 5.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17, 1913.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914. Serial No. 754,927.

The foregoing parts constitute the moistener proper, and in connectiontherewith there is provided a combined closure for the moistener andstamp holder. This closure and stamp holder embodies an open-ended shellor sleeve 12 having a central partition 13, secured therein, so that oneend of the shell or sleeve 12 may he slipped or telescoped over theupper end of the bottle holder 4 to inclose the sponge or moisteningelement 8. The upper end ofthe shell or sleeve provided a stamp holdingcompartment 1 1, in which a suitable quantity or variety of stamps maybe held, or which may be employed for holding other articles as well.The stamp compartment 14 is closed by a cap 15 fitting over the upper orouter end of theshell or sleeve 12.

The device as a whole is comparatively simple and compact, the samebeing elongated in form and preferably of elliptical cross section so asto fit snugly within the vest pocket, handbag or the like. The devicemay also be inexpensively manufactured, it being noted that the bottleholder, the shell, and the two caps may all be suitably fashioned fromsheet metal. The sheet metal parts may also be plated, oxidized orother- 7 wise finished for purpose of wear and appearance.

In use, as above indicated, the compartment 14 may be employed forholding stamps, access being had into the said compartment by removingthe cap 15 so that the stamps may be inserted and withdrawn withoutinterfering with the moistener. The lower end of the shell or sleeve 12normally closes the moistener, so as to prevent the escape of moisture.It is to be understood, of

course, that the bottle 5 may be filled or partially filled so that whenthe shell or sleeve 12 is withdrawn from the bottle holder-4, the spongeor moistening element 8 will be exposed. The bottle holder 4L may thenbe manipulated so that the sponge 8, or rather of the exposed portionthereof, may be employed for moistening the stamps, envelops or thelike, the water finding its way to the sponge 8 by capillary action,which is assisted by the gravitation of the water down the tube 10 whenthe moistener is inverted.

The respective parts may be readily assembled and separated ascircumstances necessitate, and if desired, the shell or sleeve 12 may bereversed.

Having thus described the invention, What over the mouth of the holderto normally inis claimed as new is close the cap.

In a moistener, a bottle holder, a cap In testimony that I claim theforegoing slipped into the mouth thereof and having as my own, I havehereto affixed my signaan opening ii-lhereip, 2i sponge Within the capture in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ro'eotin t I'OU01 tie 0 enin a bottle tting Within the h blder, a 510 331? for the bot- CARRIE OAKLEY tie, a tube passing through the stopper,a Witnesses: Wick extending through the tube and at- N. W. EVERETT, 10tached to the sponge, and a member slipped Mrs. WV. C. BYINGTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

